Discussion Question1:
What is the framework for evaluating alternative site locations?
What are the qualitative and quantitative factors involved in site selection?
Discussion Question 2:
What are the various facility layouts used today in manufacturing and service operations?
What are some of the characteristics of a good layout?
What type of layout does your work use?
Why does your work use this layout?
Discussion Question 3:
The reason for this post is to prepare you for the paper.
Put your term paper paragraph summary in the thread provided. Ensure that you mention the two types of QM tools (charts) you will use in your paper with a title.
Make sure that you will have numerical data for performance metrics.
Plastic Ban And Its Effects On The
Drink Ink
RITA SALAM
BUSINESS OPERATION MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MGT 603: BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
DR. BONNIE MILLER
AUGUST 30, 2022
The Drink Ink
• A COMPANY IN LAS VEGAS THAT DEALS WITH PRODUCTION OF BEVERAGES
• CONTRACT LABELLING
• BEVERAGE BOTTLING
• BEVERAGE COPACKER
• BEVERAGE FORMULATION
• PRODUCTS INCLUDE SODAS, ENERGY DRINKS AND ENERGY SHOTS
Plastic Ban And Its Effect
• THE DRINK INK DEALS WITH PRODUCTION AND PACKAGING OF BEVERAGES
• MOST BEVERAGES ARE PACKAGED IN PLASTIC BOTTLES THOUGH SOME ARE IN CANS
• MOST GOVERNMENT HAVE BANNED THE USE OF PLASTICS.
• PLASTICS ARE A HAZARD TO OUR ENVIRONMENT SINCE THEY ARE NOT DEGRADABLE
• PLASTIC BAN AFFECTED MOST BEVERAGE COMPANIES
Problem Statement For The Drink Ink
• WHAT EFFECT DOES THE BAN OF PLASTICS HAVE ON THE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT OF THE
DRINK INK?
IMPACT OF PLASTIC BAN ON OPERATION OF DRINK
COMPANY.
• AFFECTS THE SALE OF BEVERAGES SOLD IN SMALL PACKS.
• THE COMPANY WILL INCUR HIGH COST WHILE REPLACING THE PLASTIC BOTTLES AND
STRAWS.
• RETRENCHMENT OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN PRODUCTION.
• AFFECT THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF COMPANIES THROUGH:
?THE PRODUCTION FLOW OF DRINKS MAY BE LOW DUE TO LACK OF PACKAGING MATERIALS.
?AFFECTS THE PROFITABILITY OF THE COMPANY DUE TO LOW SUPPLY OF PRODUCTS IN THE
MARKET.
• REDUCES RETAIL EMPLOYMENT.
• THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY ARE REDUCED.
METRICS.
• QUANTIFIABLE MEASURE OF BUSINESS USED TO TRACK, MONITOR, AND ASSESS THE SUCCESS.
• BUSINESS PERFORMANCE METRICS GIVES AN INSIGHT INTO THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE:
? ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO ASSESS EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION.
? PROVIDES A WAY FOR MANAGERS TO MEASURE RISK AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT MITIGATE RISKS.
• FINANCIAL METRICS HELP EVALUATE A COMPANY’S PROFITABILITY.
• STRATEGY AND MARKETING METRICS ALLOW A BUSINESS TO ASSES HOW WELL SPECIFIC STRATEGIES ARE
WORKING.
• EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE METRICS HELPS IN ASSESSING PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND PRODUCTIVITY.
• CUSTOMER-FOCUSED METRICS HELP IN TRACKING CUSTOMER NEEDS.
QUALITY TOOLS FOR THE AS-IS AND TO BE
CONDITION.
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THE AS-IS DESCRIBES THE PRESENT STATE OF ORGANIZATION’S PROCESSES, CULTURE, AND CAPABILITIES.
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THE TO-BE DESCRIBES THE FUTURE STATE OF HOW THE ORGANIZATION’S PROCESSES, CULTURE, AND CAPABILITIES WILL APPEAR IN THE FUTURE.
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THESE PROCESSES HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CURRENT AND TARGET BUSINESS STATE.
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YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT AND MAP BOTH STATES ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES.
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CHECK AND EFFECT DIAGRAM TEMPLATE.
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CHECK SHEET TEMPLATE.
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CONTROL CHART TEMPLATE.
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HISTOGRAM TEMPLATE.
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SCATTER DIAGRAM.
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STRATIFICATION TEMPLATE.
References
• IROEGBU, A. O. C., RAY, S. S., MBARANE, V., BORDADO, J. C., & SARDINHA, J. P. (2021). PLASTIC
POLLUTION: A PERSPECTIVE ON MATTERS ARISING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. ACS
OMEGA, 6(30), 19343-19355.

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